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In Letter No. 5, Cato talks about the separate functions of the proposed government; that the distinctions between their enumerated duties will become blurred and therefore ineffectual.
He asserts that this inadequacy will result in danger to the people's liberty.
He makes an obvious, though profound, argument that while the citizenry is embarking on a new course, Americans are every bit as vulnerable to the whims of human nature as the peoples of other lands.
He argues that the small size of the new Congress will not provide for adequate representation for every demographic.
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AFP23 - Anti-Federalist Papers - Part 23
Part 16 of Emanuel Josephson's 1948 book, "Your Life is Their Toy; Merchants in Medicine."
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In Letter No. 4, Cato looks far over the horizon. He expresses his concern that not only is the term of the President excessive in length, its position is monarchical in all but name.
Cato lists the characteristics that could be possessed by an unscrupulous individual. He points to the partnership between the Vice President and the Senate and urges retrospection.
Cato argues, in no uncertain terms, that the President's cabinet will be little more than a collection of willing lackeys and factions, eager to help the Chief Executive carry out his agenda.
Cato concludes by warning that the States - and by extension,
the People - should be the ultimate authority in the Confederation.
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Part 15 of Emanuel Josephson's 1948 book, "Your Life is Their Toy; Merchants in Medicine."
Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.
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YLITT15 - Your Life is Their Toy series - Part 15
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